Siege of Inverlochly

The Siege of Inverlochly was a siege conducted by King Alexander III of Scotland against the rebels of Inverlochly, under Captain Kyle. Using catapults to storm the city, Alexander captured the castle and annexed it to the Kingdom of Scotland.

History
Scotland, divided between many clans, was even more broadly divided between the loosely-united Kingdom of Scotland of the center and south of the country, Norway in the north, and the Scots Rebels in the west and the outlying islands. The rebel Scots managed their own domains apart from the central crown ruled by King Alexander III of Scotland, so in 1261, King Alexander and 761 Scottish pike militia, border horse, mercenaries, and catapults attacked the castle, defended by Captain Kyle and 346 rebel Highland Rabble.

The Scottish besiegers did not have to encircle the castle, as they were armed with catapults that could bring down the walls. Alexander conducted an assault on the city, capturing it with 39 losses, killing 182 of the rebels. Inverlochly Castle and its surrounding lands were annexed by Scotland, with peaceful occupation.